Security has been tightened along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway following the killing of five Army personnel in a terrorist ambush in Kathua district.
Five soldiers were killed and five others were injured in an assault on the army convoy. The attack occurred on Monday afternoon in the remote Machedi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. The encounter between troops and terrorists is still ongoing, according to the army, ANI reported.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), and Jammu and Kashmir police personnel have been deployed along the National Highway (NH44) in Udhampur after the attack.
The security forces have made a multi-layered security arrangement to ensure the safety of pilgrims as the 11th batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims passes through Udhampur on Tuesday morning.
The injured soldiers have been referred to the Military Hospital in Pathankot for further treatment.
Sheela Devi, Medical Officer at the Community Health Centre in Billawar said, “Five injured jawans were brought here and have been given primary treatment. They have been referred to the Military Hospital in Pathankot for treatment. One dead body has been brought here,” ANI reported.
There have been terror attacks since June 9 at four places in Reasi, Kathua, and Doda in which nine pilgrims and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan were killed. A civilian and at least seven security personnel have also been injured. Union Home Minister Amit Shah responded to these incidents and chaired a review meeting on the security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir directing all security agencies to “work in a mission mode and ensure quick response in a coordinated manners.”